CA2473491A1 - Apparatus of high power density fuel cell layer with micro structured components - Google Patents

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CA2473491A1
CA2473491A1 CA002473491A CA2473491A CA2473491A1 CA 2473491 A1 CA2473491 A1 CA 2473491A1 CA 002473491 A CA002473491 A CA 002473491A CA 2473491 A CA2473491 A CA 2473491A CA 2473491 A1 CA2473491 A1 CA 2473491A1
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US35491202P 2002-02-06 2002-02-06
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US36063802P 2002-03-01 2002-03-01
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CN (1) CN100358177C (ko)
AU (1) AU2003207924A1 (ko)
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JP2005517273A (ja) 2005-06-09
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